Undergraduate Course: Language Acquisition through residence/study (ELCC10001)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | Students taking this course up to and including academic session 2017-18 will have their credits attributed as follows:
This is a compulsory course for all MEL language degree students.
For single honours and joint honours with another subject that is not a language the 60 credits represent 30 credits from Language Paper 1, 10 credits from language Paper 2 and 20 credits from the oral
For joint languages the 60 credits represent 30 credits from Language Paper 1 in each language.
Students taking this course for academic session 2018-19 will have their credits attributed as follows:
This course will be taken by all students on a joint language degree. The 60 credits represent 40 credits for Oral (two languages) and 20 credits for LP1 (two languages). |
| Course description |
Assessment: This is a Pass/Fail course.
Additional information: The credits awarded for this course will be awarded following assessment in the Final Year, so there is no specific assessment for this course during Year 3.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Placement Study Abroad Hours 600,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
This is a Pass/Fail course.
The credits awarded for this course will be awarded following assessment in the Final Year, so there is no specific assessment for this course during Year 3.
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| Feedback |
Since there is no specific assessment of this course during Year 3, there will be no feedback. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will have improved their oral comprehension by developing reception strategies, using contextual, grammatical and lexical cues.
- Students will be able to assess and discuss aspects of cultural values and practices. They will be able to evaluate ambiguity in cross-cultural communication and express their reactions constructively and culturally appropriately in order to bring clarity.
- Students will be able to follow extended discourse on topics beyond their own field, and to recognise a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating register shifts.
- Students will be able to follow discussions and complex interactions between third parties in group discussions.
- Students will be able to present a clear and well-structured argument orally, and to respond to questions or requests to expand on specific points. They will also be able to present an argument in writing, using complex language structures.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Following completion of this course, students will be able to:
organise their time effectively;
carry out independent work;
analyse, select and organise material and produce appropriate written work.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Emmanuelle Lacore-Martin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1148
Email: E.Martin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lina Gordyshevskaya
Tel:
Email: pgordysh@ed.ac.uk |
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